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How Everyday Things Are Made
 
"If you've ever wondered how things are made — products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles — or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place." This site shows "how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video." Includes a discussion forum. From the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing, Stanford University.
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
Topics: Technology
Last updated Aug 25, 2003
How Stuff Works
Explains simply, with excellent diagrams or pictures, how many common appliances, machines, and technologies work. Also covers health, animals, and the home. A small sample of topics covered includes: smoke detectors, remote controls, UPC bar codes, bread, digital clocks or watches, compasses, microwave ovens, fuel cells, hybrid cars, Boolean logic, lock picking, and more. Many have links to Web sites or related articles for further reading. Some of these articles might be useful for background for science projects.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Topics: Business, Science, Technology
Last updated Jun 11, 2005
National Technical Information Service
The National Technical Information Service serves as a central source for U.S. government-funded scientific, technical, and engineering information. NTIS supplies publications from United States government agencies and departments, and also stocks materials from Canada, Europe and Japan. Documents can be supplied in print, microfiche, or electronic formats. The NTIS collection contains over 3 million items, and its well-organized Web site incorporates a searchable catalog of items received since 1990.
http://www.ntis.gov/
Topics: Science, Technology
Last updated Feb 6, 2001
The New York Times: Personal Tech
Weekly columns and articles about technology. Free updates by e-mail. Registration (free) required.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/personaltech/
Topics: Technology
Last updated Nov 26, 2007
SciTechResources.gov
An annotated directory of nearly 700 science and technology resources on U.S. government sites. Browsable by agency and searchable by subject, agency, and resource type (including bibliographic databases, computer software, current research, laboratories, maps, photographs, research and development, publications, and satellite data). From the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical and Information Service (NTIS).
http://www.scitechresources.gov/
Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Photograph Collections, Technology
Last updated Jun 11, 2005
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